—LancasterFarming, Saturday, May 19,1979.
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Livestock market and auction news
Leesport
Auction
Leesport, Pa.
May 16,1979
CATTLE 204. Supply in
cluded 27 head feeder cattle.
Compared with last Wednes
day’s market, slaughter
steers $2.50 to $3.50 lower.
Slaughter cows grading Cut
ter to Commercial $2 to $3
lower. Few High Choice &
Prime 1200-1400 lbs.
slaughter steers 74.10-75.50,
Choice 975-1250 lbs.
70.00- Good 67.00-70.00,
Standard 65.00-68.85. Choice
920-1240 lbs. slaughter
heifers 67.00-72.25. Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows
58.25-63.60, few to 66.50, Cut
ters 55.00-59.75, Canner and
& Low Cutter 53.85-56.25,
Shells down to 50.00. Good &
Choice slaughter bullocks
68.00- few to 77.00. Few
Yield Grade #1 1100-1550 lbs.
slaughter bulls 68.00-74.50.
Choice 450-650 lbs. feeder
steers 77.50-91.50, 2 head at
102.00, Good & Choice
950-1050 lbs. 63.00-75.00; few
Choice 620-625 lbs. feeder
heifers 78.00-80.00.
CALVES 114. Few Prime
vealers 118.00-120.00, Choice
107.60-115.00, Good
101.00- few Standard &
We Are Now An
AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR
li
Model QD27, 27 hp
Engine; 2 cylinder,
3 main bearings.
SSE
D & K DIESEL POWER
ROBERT WEBER
P.O. Box 307, Bowmansville, Pa. 17507
Phone; 215-445-7418
Good 90-110 lbs. 87.00 .00 00, with Wi im i,.\'
few 70-85 lbs. 85,00-95,00, few maiKei, .-daughtt'i (oU ■>
Utility 55-90 lbs. 55.00-90.00. mosllj $3 higher Kw
Farm calves, hblstem bulls Choice .-.laughter steers
95-120 lbs. 110.00-147.50, hols- 69.00-73.00, few Good 65.00-
tein heifers 80-115 lbs. 69.50, few Standard 59 00-
135.00- few to 200.00; 63.00 Few Choice slaughter
few beef cross bulls & heifers heifers at 66.00, few Stan
-80-130 lbs. 110.00-131.00. ' dard 55.00-61.00. Utility and
HOGS 354. Barrows & gilts Commercial slaughter cows
$2.25 to $2.50 lower. US No. 57.00-63.00, couple 65.00 and
1- 200-235 lbs. barrows & 65.50, Cutters 54.00-58.00,
gilts 46.0047.50, No. 1-3 Canner and' Low Cutters
195-255 lbs. 45.7546.75, No. 48.00-54.00, Shells down to
2- 210-270 lbs. 42.0045.10. 44.00. Yield Grade No. 1-2,
Sows $1 to $2 lower. US No. 1290-1620 lbs. slaughter bulls
1-3 320-575 lbs. sows 65.00-72.75. Good and Choice
39.0040.00, one Jot 41.00, few 335-660 lbs. feeder pigs 70.00-
No. 2-3 420-620 lbs. 89.00, few 91.00-94.00. Good
35.50-39.25. Boars 37.0041.25. and Choice 430-650 lbs.
FEEDER PIGS 179. US feeder heifers 70.00-81.50.
No. 1-3 25-50 lbs. feeder pigs CALVES 112. Vealers
109.00- cwt., one lot No. grading Good and Choice $2-
1-3 57 lbs. 102.00, few No. 1-3 $3 higher. Standard $5-$lO
105-165 lbs. 53.00-65.00 cwt. higher. Few Prime vealers
SHEEP 78. Choice 25-50 -120.00-125.00, Choice 110.00-
Ibs. spring slaughter lambs 120.00, Good 96.00-110.00,
110.00- one lot 23 lbs. at Standard and Good 90-120
147.50, few 50-65 lbs. lbs. 90.00-104.00, 65-85 lbs.
89.00- 65-90 lbs. 77.00-91.00. Farm Calves:
77.00- Slaughter ewes Holstein bulls 90-130 lbs.
34.0047.00, few yearlings at 100.00-111.00; Beef cross
62 50.
Belknap
Auction
Dayton, Pa.
May 16,1979
CATTLE 90. Compared
ISUZU
INDUSTRIAL / AUTOMOTIVE
DIESEL ENGINES
FROM 27 TO 145 H.P. ***
MAIN
FEATURES
Alternator AC
Voltage
Regulator
Starter
Exhaust Outlet
Air Inlet
Flywheel
Housing
Flywheel SAE
Oil Pan
Water Outlet
Fan (6 Blade)
♦(2) 471 Detroit Diesels
bulls and heifers 55-130 lbs.
90.00-114.00.
HOGS 428. Barrows and
gilts 25 cents-50 cents higher.
US No. 1-2 210-235 lbs.
barrows and gilts 47.5048.20,
No. 1-3 200-245 lbs 46.50-
47.60, No. 2-3 200-260 lbs
Model QD4O, 40 hp
Engine: 3 cylinder,
4 main bearings.
•(1) 371 Detroit Diesel
* t *
1j (to 4i> m ,ii >JO Ute 40 00-
44 00 i, o li 10U485 lbs
4(1 50-40 oO Sows 50 cent.s
lowei Ii.SNo 1-3 310-575 lbs
sows. (/ 00-43 00 Boars 38 00-
40 00
FEEDER PIGS 90. US No
1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs
25.00-37 00 per head, No. 1-3
40-60 lbs. 38.0046.00 per
head.
SHEEP 31. One lot Choice
90 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs at 75.00, iew 65-85 lbs.
83.00-91.00, few Good 100-105
lbs. 52.00-66.00. Slaughter
ewes 13 5040.00. .
Chanibersburg
Auction
Chambersburg, Pa.' -
Livestock Auction
Market Report
May 17,1979
CATTLE 258. Compared
with last Thursday’s
market, slaughter steers 50
cents to $1.50 lower. SI. cows
$1 to $2.75 lower. Few Choice
YG 1050-1250, Choice YG
71.75-75.50, Good 68.50-71.00,
Standard 66.00-67.75. Few
WE SELL THE BEST
," 1 k
/ v
. . AND TRADE THE REST
Come in and look at a Gehl 920 forage
box and you’ll see why farmers are going
Gehl. Compare ours with any other
brand and you’ll want one too.
A. L. HERR & BRO.
PARK AVE., OUARRYVILLE, PA.
PHONE: 717-786-3521
i iiace si. heifers 69.25-74.60.
Utility & Commercial si.
cows 58.00-64.00, few 64 50,
Cutters 57.50-63.50. Canner &
L. Cutter 53.00-56.75, Shells
down to 49.50. Couple Choice -
si. bullocks 75.25 & 75.50, few
Good 69.06-71.75. Yield'
Grade #1,1300-1950 lbs. 65.60-
72.35.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few
Choice 300-600 lbs. heifers
70.00-79.50.
CALVES 372. Vealers
uneven about steady. Few
Prime vealers 138.00-140.90,
Choice 125.00-135.00, Good
97.00420.00, 90-110 lbs. 98.00-
110.00,70-85 lbs. 88.00-102.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 90-120 lbs. 106.00-173.00,
mostly 130.00-160.00. Hoi.
Heifers 85-150 lbs. 140.00-
226.00.
HOGS 81. Barrows and
gilts No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 45.d5-
46.50. SOWS; Few US No.
1-3 400-525 lbs. sows 34.50-
38.50. BOARS 1 at 36.75.
FEEDER PIGS 138. US
No. 1-3 3045 lbs. feeder pigs
33.00-38.00, per head, No. 1-3
45-60 lbs. 40.0046.50.
GEHL*
SHEEP 8. Spring or Wool
ed si. lambs few Choice 85-95
lbs. 74.50-77 00, few.
Slaughter ewes 28.00-25.00.
PETRA... The ancient
Nabataen city of Jordan was
“rediscovered” by the Swiss
explorer' Burckhardt after
being “lost” for 500 years. A
Roman province 100 years
before Christ, Petra is en
tered by the “Sig’Va mile
long narrow gorge with'
walls towering 200 feet
overhead.
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